Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' - Isaac Asimov

I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"

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I can't believe that Los Angeles police have so little to do that they have fill their time with the busywork of busting people peacefully yanking in a porn theatre. It's not like he was in a school yard or on public transit, for god's sake. He was with people doing exactly the same thing he was, and anyone who doesn't want to see that knows (or should know) better than to go into a yank palace.

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Originally Posted by Rattus

I can't believe that Los Angeles police have so little to do that they have fill their time with the busywork of busting people peacefully yanking in a porn theatre. It's not like he was in a school yard or on public transit, for god's sake. He was with people doing exactly the same thing he was, and anyone who doesn't want to see that knows (or should know) better than to go into a yank palace.

Yeah, I'd think they had more serious crimes to deal with. Arresting people for masturbation at a porn theater seems a bit like shooting ducks in a barrel.

Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' - Isaac Asimov

I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"

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Originally Posted by Critical

Yeah, I'd think they had more serious crimes to deal with. Arresting people for masturbation at a porn theater seems a bit like shooting ducks in a barrel.

I'm guessing that the city is so very desperate for any kind of revenue* that they'll go where they can shoot the ducks in the barrel and start issuing citations. They probably issued them to everyone in the place.

*My brother, a tax accountant, told me that Los Angeles is sending out ominous sounding tax bills to people in the city and surrounding suburbs, even if they don't owe anything, with the assumption that people will get scared and just send in the money without checking into it. He calls it out and out extortion.

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Originally Posted by JulieAnn

I'm guessing that the city is so very desperate for any kind of revenue* that they'll go where they can shoot the ducks in the barrel and start issuing citations. They probably issued them to everyone in the place.

*My brother, a tax accountant, told me that Los Angeles is sending out ominous sounding tax bills to people in the city and surrounding suburbs, even if they don't owe anything, with the assumption that people will get scared and just send in the money without checking into it. He calls it out and out extortion.

While the city does need money pretty badly, I can only assume you're being facetious!

Jafor said police checks range from three to four times per day to once a week, and around 23 or 24 people have been arrested at his location. "Business has gone down," he said. "Customers do not come. They are too nervous to come here."

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I would assume that Mr. Williard has a nice home with a tv, computer, and access to plenty of porn, so what is he doing in that seedy place? Maybe going there adds to the excitement? Who knows, but I just find it really odd behavior, even though he is getting up there in age. Oh yeah, I forgot, he is presumed to be innocent, so maybe he didn't do it. lol

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Originally Posted by Debb70

I would assume that Mr. Williard has a nice home with a tv, computer, and access to plenty of porn, so what is he doing in that seedy place? Maybe going there adds to the excitement? Who knows, but I just find it really odd behavior, even though he is getting up there in age. Oh yeah, I forgot, he is presumed to be innocent, so maybe he didn't do it. lol

Maybe he likes the company

I don't see why he doesn't stay home.Why risk this embarrassment , to himself and to his family